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Registering for kindergarten in good time

Parents in Tübingen who want to send their child to a kindergarten must register it there six months in advance. There is a uniform, central registration procedure for both municipal and private facilities. The Central Registration Office for Children (ZAK) checks all registrations and stores them in a database. The ZAK is located at the city’s child day care department. Parents can register their child for kindergarten online or with a paper form. Registrations for childcare with a daycare provider also use this form. Parents must pay for child care. The amount depends on the weekly care time and the… Read More

Receipts: It’s better to keep them

Keeping receipts has several advantages. For one thing, it makes it easier to see where all the money has gone at the end of the month. Secondly, there is an important reason for buying household appliances or a new cell phone: the warranty. Customers have a right to have the device exchanged or repaired if it has a defect within the first two years. But because you have to prove that you actually bought the device from a particular retailer, it’s important to keep the receipt, advises the Bavarian Consumer Center. Experts also advise copying the receipt, as the blue… Read More

Tübingen “KreisBonuscard extra” for those with a low income

The city of Tübingen is extending the KreisBonusCard (KBC) for Tübingen residents whose income is slightly above the limit for social benefits. For the “KBC extra”, their income may be up to 20 percent higher than the standard rate for the citizen’s benefit. Special burdens and expenses would be taken into account, the city writes in a press release. Those who have this “KBC extra” can get certain discounts: for local transport, culture, leisure and shopping. Applications for the “KBC extra” are possible here: social counseling at the Diakonisches Werk and Caritas, district offices Waldhäuser-Ost and Weststadt, district centers Brückenhaus… Read More

Kids in the lecture hall

The University of Tübingen is offering the Children’s University again this year, a series of lectures for children between the ages of 7 and 12. The events will take place on May 9, 16 and 23, as well as June 13 and 20, always at 5 p.m. in Lecture Hall 25 (Kupferbau, Hölderlinstraße 5). On May 9, for example, the topic will be “Why are journalists not allowed to lie?”; on May 16, “Why do some children get good grades and others don’t?”; and on June 20, “Why does the moon always look different?” Registration is not necessary. Parents may… Read More

Translate websites automatically

Many people who search for information on the Internet have to translate foreign sites in the process. This is especially true for people from Ukraine who were forced to leave their homeland and do not speak the language of the country they currently live in. However, to translate, for example, a German website into your own language, you do not have to speak German. The browsers of smartphone, tablet or laptop have a function that automatically translates texts. This applies to all popular browsers such as Safari or Google Chrome. To do this, call up the “Translate website/page” option in… Read More

The sewing workshop starts again

Women of all nationalities can again sew together and get into conversation. The workshop in the neighboring house of the project Passerelle (Hechinger Straße 94) opens from Tuesday, April 25, every Tuesday from 9:30 to 12:30. The offer is free of charge. Sewing machines and fabrics will be provided. Course instructor Aicha Outaggarts will support the seamstresses with instructions. Coffee, tea and pastries are available on a donation basis. tun23041802 www.tuenews.de Löcher oder Änderungen kann man auch selbst nähen. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Linda Kreuzer 001963

Strikes allowed—but only according to fixed rules

Whenever there are no trains running in Germany, the city buses stay in the garage and the drivers demonstrate for higher wages on the streets, the question always arises: Are they actually allowed to do that? They are allowed to, because the right to strike is guaranteed in Germany with reference to the Basic Law. However, this presupposes that rules are observed. Only those who have been called on to strike by the relevant trade union may do so. And unions may only call strikes in the context of current wage disputes. Political strikes or even a general strike are… Read More

Improving educational opportunities for immigrant families

The Tübingen Intercultural Network for Parents’ Education (INET for short) will receive a total of 25,398 euros in funding from the state for its “INET in Kitas” project in 2023 and 2024. The state Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Integration has already funded this project in 2021 and 2022. The INET network was founded in 2010. It aims to “improve educational and participation opportunities for migrant people.” More than 160 volunteers work with INET. One of them is Oula Mahfouz, an editorial member of tünews INTERNATIONAL. Oula Mahfouz knows both sides of the education system. She was a teacher… Read More

New services in diplomatic missions of Ukraine

Ukrainians who need marriage, divorce, birth or death certificates can now renew or amend them at Ukraine’s diplomatic missions abroad. This was decided by the Ukrainian government on January 24 this year. In addition, consular missions and embassies of Ukraine offer reissuance of state registration certificates and register extracts. Details can be found on the government portal website. Since many refugees have migrated to Europe through the Russian Federation, the government decided to make these changes to facilitate the return of Ukrainian citizens from currently occupied territories and third countries to Ukraine. Therefore, access to services in the field of… Read More

Studying with a child

Many students have their own children, whom they raise and educate parallel to their studies. In order to ensure equal opportunities, universities offer a wide range of assistance, such as semesters off, facilitation of study organization, daycare services, and financial support. Students with children are also allowed to study longer than everyone else. They also receive BAföG for longer if they use it to finance their studies. If parents have a lot to do during the semester, they can also apply within their courses to have more flexible deadlines or attendances, for example. However, many universities not only pay attention… Read More

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